TIMOR TODAY 30 March 2000

1) Aid groups
plead with Indonesia not to cut aid for refugees 30/03/00
(Australian Broadcasting Corporation) MARK COLVIN:
International aid groups are pleading with the Indonesian
Government not to cut off aid to thousands of refugees in
West Timor.

2) UNHCR warns against Early Stop of
Humanitarian Aid 30/03/00 (UNHCR) The UN Refugee Agency
(UNHCR) today warned against Indonesia's plans to cut off
relief aid to East Timorese refugees in West Timor after
March 31.

3) Wahid sets up team to resolve outstanding
issues with East Timor 30/03/00 (Agence France Presse)
JAKARTA - Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has set up
a team to iron out pending issues with East Timor, which
has voted to become independent from Jakarta, a report said
Wednesday.

4) Govt may invite militia into TNI 30/03/00
(Indonesia Observer) JAKARTA - Defense Minister Juwono
Sudarsono says that the government is considering
accommodating the East Timorese militia in various areas of
employment, including the bureaucracy and the Indonesian
Defense Forces (TNI).

6) Stark warning on East Timor by former
Aust. military head 30/03/00 (Australian Broadcasting
Corporation) The former head of the Australian army, John
Sanderson, has given a stark warning about the dangers
facing East Timor.

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